diane ackers: 2012

9/24/12

everyday inspiration

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summer is gone..

fall is here

a chill is in the air

argh!!

i miss summer already

my kids are back in school

so i just had to paint

a red apple of course.

available here

9/12/12

inspiration in las vegas

i went to las vegas this weekend

with my husband

of course we had a few drinks and did a little gambling

do you know that Las Vegas is one of the top 5 cities for art?

the highlight of my weekend was visiting the

the Bellagio

the bellagio lobby ceiling features

2,000 Chihuly hand-blown glass flowers

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i also went to the

bellagio gallery of fine art

on my birthday no less

Showcasing 20 works by the founder of French Impressionist painting, "Claude Monet: Impressions of Light" also presents eight other canvases by Monet's predecessors and contemporaries, including Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Camille Pissarro, and Eugene Louis Boudin. It was from Monet's collaboration with these painters, along with his solitary explorations of the French countryside, that his own signature style eventually emerged.

graystaks

this is the first time i've seen an original Monet painting

AMAZING-INSPIRING

pictures can't do them justice...

i spent over an hour looking at these amazing paintings..

i was amazed by the depth

the brush strokes

the colors

of these paintings...

i wanted to go home and start painting..

if you are in las vegas or will be there i highly recommend going

what has inspired you lately?

7/16/12

today's creation

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today's creation

i craved an "ART" stamp
this will be prefect to stamp on the packages i send my art in
the how to...
i wrote the word "ART" on a piece of paper with a charcoal pencil
then laid the paper (charcoal side down) on the stamp and rubbed the paper
then the image is on the stamp in reverse
then carve around the word art
then when you stamp it, it will read ART...

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our new kitty *mia* she's a devon rex

she's no bigger then my 10yr old sons shoes

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check back to see what else i create

don't forget to leave a link so i can see what you create....

6/5/12

POPPIES

Wow it's been a month since i posted here....where has it gone?

for that matter were has this year gone..school almost out for the summer.
one more day

i've been so busy with life..

i did get some studio time not enough

i really need to get back to creating... more

5/1/12

meet my studio buddy

I have a new studio buddy..

meet coco our new little hedge hog...

now you know i have an odd side... lol

it took me months to find this little girl

her cage is in my studio, she keeps me company..

more studio news

i've been working on some paintings all still in progress

in the mean time i've listed a resin art pendent in my etsy shop

thanks for stopping by

4/12/12

i hope you had a nice easter...

we are on spring break here so the kiddos are home for 10 days.

it's been a nice break, but hard to get much art made

i did manage to work on a painting

"sing your song"

available here

3/26/12

orange & teal abstract bird painting

new painting available here

3/10/12

what i've been up to..

i've been so inspired to create

so many ideas are in my head...only if there were more hours in the day

here's what i've been up to

resin art blocks available here

i love these!!

the resin really bright out the colors

so far i've made 4"x4" & 4"x3" blocks

they can sit on a shelf or table top

just so cute.

i plan on trying a 6"x7" block the first of the week

wish me luck..

3/8/12

studio time just jump in

i've had a lot of studio time this week...it feels so good

i finally try making a stamp

i bought the supplies months ago

so excited to get started

i just kept looking at them

so new & untouched

so new i didn't want to make a mistake

i just want to hold them, look at them

does this ever happen to you?

how many times has the fear of messes something up held me back ...

to many time to count.......

i had so much fun making this stamp

i don't know why it took me so long to jump in...

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i can't wait to make another one

i was so inspired by this

i was able to get a couple of paintings done

i'm obsessed with birds right now...

my dad likes all wildlife

he feeds the the deer, raccoon & of course the birds..

i love going to his house & watching all the different bird feed

i'm having so much painting them

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so just go for it...jump in with both feet or should i say hands..

see what you can accomplish

you will be amazed how good it feels to let go

everything is possible when you go for it

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3/5/12

zebra cake

12.....happy birthday isabel......

black & white are her favorite colors...

we made this cake together

she loved it!

love

2/22/12

3 birdies

new art print available here

2/21/12

listing on etsy

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my youngest turned 8 sunday

he is so into angry birds

if you have a smart phone you know the game

my daughter and i made the cake & cupcakes

i think they look like a kindergartner made them

but he was happy with them

the gift bags

playing wii

Happy Birthday Emerson

2/10/12

how to get published

i came across this post by Heather Bullard contributing editior for Country Living Magazine.

12 tips to help bloggers be discovered by an editior.
i found them to be very helpful.
simple things to add to your blog..
if you want to get published, & who wouldn't want to be
read this post
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